Lasting machine



- April 18, 1944. B JORGENSEN 2,346,688

LASTING MACHINE Filed NOV. 24, 1942 4 Sheets-Sheet 1 //v Eva/ April 18, 1944. a JQRGENSEN 2,346,688

'LASTING MACHINE Filed Nov. 24, 1942 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 p 1.944- B. JORGENSEN 2,346,688

I LASTING MACHINE Filed NOV. 24, 1942 4 Sheets-Sheet I5 Patented Apr. 18, 1944- UNITED sTAres PATENT OFFICE LASTING BIACHINE Bernhardt Jorgensen, Marblehead, Mass, assignor to United Shoe Machinery Corporation, Flemington, N. J a corporation of New Jersey Application November 24, 1942, Serial No. 456,746

69 Claims.

This invention relates to lasting machines, and has more particularly in view the provision of a machine for lasting the ball portion of a shoe, i. e., the sides of the forepart extending from the shank or waist portion to the portion customarily lasted in a toe-lasting machine. The invention is accordingly herein illustrated as embodied in a machine intended for that particular use, but it will be understood that invariousnovel aspects the invention is not limited to machines for lasting that portion of a shoe, but is of more general applicability. It is further contemplated'that in the use of the machine herein shown the upper will preferably be fastened in lasted position by cement, but the invention is not dependent upon the use of cement as the fasteningmeans. I

In accordance with present practice in shoe manufacturejespecially in making shoes in which the margin of the upper is lasted over an insole in parallel relation to the bottom of the last and is fastened to the insole by cement at the toe and ball portions of the shoe, the lasting of the ball portion is frequently performed as a special operation after the shank-lasting operation and usually before the toe-lasting operation. An object of this invention'is to provide a machine for that purpose which will operate with uniformly satisfactory results and with a high output while requiring but little skill or care on the part of the operator. To this and other ends, the ma chine herein shown has wipers which are movable bodily toward each other to lay or wipe the margin of the upper inwardly over the insole at the opposite sides of the ball portion of the shoe, the wipers being supported on bell-crank levers which are movable about axes extending heightwise of the shoe and are operated by means acting thereon with forces directed lengthwise of the shoe. In the illustrative embodiment of the invention the wiper supporting levers are thus operated by fluid-pressure means acting thereon through other levels {mechanism which swings about an axis extending widthwise of the shoe. The. shoe is controlled by a holddown engaging the bottom of its forepart and is pressed heightwise against the holddown by a shoe rest which in the'construction shown is operated by a treadle acting thereon through a spring. Conveniently, further movement of the treadle, after the shoe rest has been moved into position to clamp the shoe against the holddown, is utilized to admit operatin'g fiuid to the fluid-pressure means and thus to start the power operation of the machine. To render the'wipers, which in the construction shown are maintained in a heated condition, efiective to apply adequate pressure to the margin of the upper over the insole, provision is afforded. for relieving the pressure of the holddown on the shoe to permit the shoe rest to press the shoe more forcibly against the wip by the shoe rest, and mechanism is provided for limiting such bending of portions of the wipers.

In a further aspect, the invention has partic ularly in view such control of the margin of the upper as to insure thatthe upper will be lasted in the most satisfactory manner over the last and the insole by the overlaying or wiping means. For this purpose the machine herein shown is provided with members having, ingeneral, the functions of what are commonly known as retarders and which may be so termed, these members being arranged to press the margin of the upper against the edges of the wipers to prevent it from adhering prematurely to the insole and to render the wipers more effective to last the upper tightly over the edge of the insole. Additionally these members'serve to insure that V the margin of the insole will be properly positioned on the bottom of the last when the upper is lasted inwardly over it. In the construction shown the retarder members are moved outwardly ove the insole toward the side edges thereof as the wipers are moved inwardly toward the carrying levers.

shoe, mechanism being provided for thus moving the members by the movements of the wiper- After the margin of the upper has been clamped against the incoming wipers by the retarder members, the latter are moved short distances inwardly over the insole by the pressure of the wipers thereon and cooperate with them to apply an inward pull to the upper, whereupon the members are moved .heightwise of the shoe out of the paths of the wipers and then outwardly over them, bending the margin ofthe upper outwardly, as the wipers continue their inward wiping movements.

Ihe above and other features of the invention, including novelshoe-positioning means and various novel details of construction and combinations of parts, will now be more particularly described with reference to the accompanying drawings and thereafter pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings,

Fig. 1 is a view in right-hand side elevation of a machine in which the invention is embodied, portions of the structure being broken away and the parts being shown in their starting positions;

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the machine with the parts also in their starting positions, the position of a shoe in the machine being indicated diagrammatically by broken lines;

Fig. 3 is a view partly in front elevation and partly in vertical section of the upper portion of the machine with theparts also in their starting positions and the position of the shoe indicated diagrammatically;

Fig. 4 is a view of the upper portion of the machine, partly in right-hand side elevation and partly in section, with the parts in the positions which they occupy when the wipers are at the end of their inward wiping movements;

Fig. 5 is a plan view similar to Fig. 2, but showing the parts as they appear when the wipers are at the end of their inward wiping movements as in Fig.4; and e Figs. 6, 7, 8.and 9 are views partly in front elevation and partly in section, showing one of the wipers and parts closely associated therewith as they appear at different times in the operation of the machine.

The machine is provided with a column 2 terminating at its upper end in a horizontal shelf 4 on which are secured the lower ends of two vertical frame plates 6 which are spaced apart widthwise of the machine, the greater portion of one of these plates being broken away in Fig. 1. At their upper ends the plates 6 are integral with a horizontal top plate 8, and secured to this top plate is a bifurcated member Ill provided with a pin l2 which serves as a pivotal support for a lever l4 substantially midway between the front and rear ends of the lever. Supported on the front end of the lever 14, which is controlled as hereinafter described, is a holddown I6 arranged to engage the bottom of the forepart of the shoe and to determine the position of the shoe heightwise in the machine.

ther to determine by their engagement with the shoe the position of the shoe with respect to tip-- ping movements about axes extending lengthwise and laterally thereof. The. holddown l6 has a stem extending upwardly into a socket in the lever I4 and engaged at its upper end by a screw 22 in the lever to determine adjustably the posi-' tion of the holddown relatively to the lever. A spring 24 in the stem 20 bears at its lower end on a pin 26 which is mounted in the lever and ex tends through slots 28 in the stem, the spring thus The holddown is provided with a: plurality of presser feet l8 (Fig. 3) arranged fur-' thus to facilitate the insertion of the shoe between them. The gages 36 are secured to the upper ends of upwardly extending arms of bellcrank levers 38 which are mounted on pins 48 to swing about axes extending lengthwise of the shoe. The pins 40 are mounted in an arm 47. extending forwardly from a plate 44 which is part of a vertical cylinder 46 mounted in the space between the two frame plates Band secured at its lower end to the shelf 4 of the column 2 for a purpose hereinafter described. The two bellcrank levers 38 are provided with arms 48 extending inwardly toward each other and engaged on their upper sides by a flange 58 formed on a screw 52 which is threaded in the supporting arm 42. A spring 54connected to the two bell-crank levers tends to swing them in directions to separate the side gages 36 from each other and thus holds the arms 48 at all times against the flange 58. By adjustment of the screw 52 the gages 36 are caused to swing equal distances toward or from each other as required for shoes of different widths. By these gages insurance is afforded that the wipers when they are operated will move inwardly substantially equal distances from the opposite side edges of the shoe bottom.

After the shoe has'been presented by the operator under the holddown I6 and between the side gages 36 with its toe-end face against the end gage 38, it is clamped against the holddown by a shoe. rest 56 which engages the topof the forepart of the shoe. The shoe rest issupported on a lever arm 58 which isfast on a rockshaft 69 mounted in bearings in the side frame plates 6, and fast on one end of this rockshaft is another arm 62. Connected to the arm 62 in the machine herein shown is a treadle 64 by the .depression of which the operator moves the shoe rest into engagement with the shoe, the treadle being pivotally mounted on a bracket 66 fast on the base of the column 2. Extending upwardly from the treadle 64 is a rod 68 connected by a turnbuckle 18 .to another rod'lZ movable lengthwise in a block 14 pivotally mounted on the rear end of the arm 62. Seated on the upper end of the block 14 is a collar l6 holding the stem at all times against the screw 22. By adjusting the screw, the position of the shoe heightwise relatively to the wipers, hereinafter described, may be varied.

The position of the shoe lengthwise is determined by engagement of its toe-end face with an end gage or stop 30, which is secured to the lower face of the top plate 8 by a screw 32 and has therein a slot 34 (Fig. 1) which permits it to be adjusted in directions lengthwise of the shoe as may be required by shoes of different sizes. The machine is further provided with a pair of side gages 36 (Fig. 3) which by contact with the opposite sides of the ball portion of the shoe position the shoe laterally in proper relation to the wipers. These side gages may be made of stiff leather or other suitable material and are preferably curved somewhat both lengthwise and heightwise of the shoe to present convex faces toward the shoe and against which bears the lower end of a spring 18 engaged at its upperend by a collar 86 adjustably held by a nut82 on the rod 12. It

will thus be seen that in response to depres sion of the treadle 64 the rods 68 and 12 act through the-spring '18 on the arm 62 to swing the shoe rest 56 upwardly into engagement with the shoe. After the shoe has thus been clamped by the shoe rest, the spring- 18 is compressible to permit further depression of the treadle for.

a purpose hereinafter described, and when it is thus compressed it serves to hold the shee rest forcibly against the shoe during the power operation of the machine. The shoe rest 56 is mounted on a pin 84 which permits it to tip laterally and thus to adjust itself to the shoe against the resistance of a leaf spring 86 which isfast on the arm 58 and bears upwardly against it to maintain it normally in a central position with respect to such tipping movement.

For wiping the margin of the upper inwardly over the insole along the opposite sides of the.

ball portion of the shoe the machine is provided with a pair of wipers 88 consisting, in the construction herein shown, of comparatively thin steel plates resiliently flexible in directions heightwise of the shoe. These plates are secured, each by a pair of bolts 90 (Fig. 2), to forwardly extending arms 92 of bell-crank levers 94 pivotally. mounted on studs 96. supported on the top frame plate extending 'heightwise of: the shoe. The bellcrank levers 94. have other arms 98. extendin generally widthwise .of the shoe in crossed rela: tion to each other and connected respectively by links. I60 to upwardly extending arms lot of other bell-crank levers HM mounted on a rod Illli to swing about an axis extending widthwise of the shoe, this rod being supported on an arm I98 extending rearwardly from the previously mentioned plate 44. The bell crank 1evers Hi4 have other forwardly extendings arms IIIi connected by links H2 to a rod Il l which extends through vertical slots H5 in the sides I of the previously mentioned cylinder at and also through a piston H8. in the cylinder. In response to upward movement of this piston, therefore, wiper-operating movements'are imparted through the bell-crank levers its to the bell-crank levers 94, the wiper-carrying arms 92 of the latter being swung inwardly toward each other.

Such upward movement of the piston H8 is eiiected by operating fluid admitted to the lower end of the cylinder 48, the construction herein shown being intended for the use of compressed air as the operating fluid, although liquid may be used if desired. The lower end of the cylinder 46 is connected by a conduit I to valve mechanism I22 which controls the admission and exhaust of air to and from the cylinder. The .valve mechanism comprises .a tube i2 3 clamped between two blocks I26 and I28 fast on an inclined arm I30 extending rearwardly from the shelf l. One end of the tube I24 is in communication through a passageway in the block I25 with the conduit IN, and the other end of the tube is in communication with a conduit 132 leading from a source of compressed air supply. This may be conveniently a general source of suppiy with which a shoe factory is equipped, or if desired a special motor-driven pump may be provided for supplying the compressed air. Midway of its length the tube 124 has a partition E extending across it; and extending through the wall of the tube at the opposite sides of this partition respectively are ports I36 and ISR. Movable lengthwise along the tube is a sleeve valve I40 provided with an annular chamber I 42 arranged, when the valve is in one position, to provide communication between the ports I35 and 38 and thus to admit compressed air to the cylinder 45. When the valve is in the position shown in Fig. 1 the ports I35 are open to the atmosphere and the piston H8 is at the lower end of the cylinder, in which position it is maintained 'by springs Hi4 connected to the arms Iii]. In the construction herein shown, movement of the valve into position to admit compressed air to the cylinder is effected by further movement of the treadle it after the shoe rest litl'has been moved by the treadle into shoe-clamping position as herein before described. For this purpose an arm I46 is pivotally mounted at. Ida on the arm I30 which supports the valve mechanism and is provided with a pin I extending into a groove I52 in the sleeve valve Mil to move the valve along the tube I2 by swinging movement of the arm. The valve is maintained normally in its initial position, determined by itsengagement with the block 28, by means of a spring I55 connected to a pin I56 carried by the arm M6. This pin 8 to swing about axes extends through a slot I58 in an inclined link 1.6.0 which is. pivotally connecte at its. lower end to a collar Nil fast on the previously mentioned treadle-operated rod 53.. When this rod ismoved downwardly. therefore, downward movement is imparted to the link I68, but by reason of the slot I53 in the link no movement is imparted to the valve-operating arm M5 until after the shoe rest 55 has been moved into clamping position. Further movement of the treadle 64 thereafter, by which movement the spring I8 is compressed as hereinbefore described, serves through the link IE6 to operate the arm I46 and thereby to move the valve I40 into position to admit compressed air to the cylinder 46 and thus to cause the wipers to be operated. When the treadle is released by the operator after the operation of the machine on a shoe, it is raised by a spring I62 connected to a collar I63 fast on the rod 68, and by the action of this sprin return movement is imparted to the link I66. This permits the valve I40 to be moved by the spring I 54 into position to open the ports I36 to the atmosphere, and thus to permit exhaust of the air from the cylinder 46, the wipers being returned to their initial positions by the action of the springs I44. Return movement or the treadle is limited by engagement of a screw i6 1 threaded in an arm I65 fast on one end of the shaft to with a lug I66 on one of the. frame plates 6.

. When a shoe is pressed upwardly against the holddown It by the shoe rest, 56, the lever M is held rigidly against movement in response to the pressure of the shoe on the holddown by an arm I68 mounted to swing about the rod I35 and provided with a roll I'Ifl which engages the lower face of the rear end of the lever. A spring H2 connected to the arm holds it normally in an upright position determined by engagement of the roll I?!) with a lug I'M on the lever. When the Wipers 88 are over the shoe bottom it is de sirable to increase their pressure on the shoe in order to insure that all portions of the margin of the upper which are wiped inwardly over the insole by them will be pressed satisfactorily down on the insole. This is particularly important for the reason that the holddown I6 is preferably so adjusted as to provide substantial clearance between the wipers and the insole to assist in guarding against displacement of the margin of the insole by the inward movements of the wipers. To provide for such increase of pres sure of the wipers on the shoe, the Pressure of the holddown on the shoe is relieved when wipers have substantially or nearly completed their inward wiping movements, thus permitting the shoe rest 56 to press the shoe more forcibly up against the wipers under the influence of the shrine 8- F r th purpose the arm use is swung rearwardly far enough to release the lever I4. To eifect such swinging movement oi the arm I68 the upwardly extendin arms is of the wiper-operating bell-crank leversiiii carry. a yoke member I16 (Fig. 2) which. is secured to pins I13 whereby the links its are connected to the arms I02. The yoke member its carries a screw I30 arranged to engage the arm 158, this screw by its adjustment determining the time with respect to the operative movements of the wipers when the lever is is released. This lever is controlled by a spring I32 which tends to swing its frontend downwardly and holds it normally in a position determined by its engagement with a stop I84 on the top plate 8.

This spring is a comparatively light spring and does not prevent such upward movement of the shoe by the stronger spring I8 as to cause the wipers to apply the desired increased pressure to the margin of the upper when the lever I4 is released by the arm I68.-

By reference to Fig. 2 it will be seen that the bolts 90 which secure the flexible wipers 88 to the arms 02 are located substantial distances widthwise of the shoe from the shoe-engaging portions of the wipers, and these portions of the wipers are accordingly left free throughout their lengths to be flexed or bent by the increased upward pressure of the shoe against them when the lever I4 is released as above described. This permits the wipers to conform satisfactorily to the more or less convex lengthwise and lateral curvatures of the bottom of the ball portion of, a shoe and thus to apply adequate pressure to all portions of the margin of the upper on which they act. Preferably, however, as shown, the machine is provided with means for preventing any excessive upward bending of the shoe-engaging portions of the wipers as a whole, especially in such manner as to incline them too much laterally of the shoe, this means comprising screws I86 and I88 mounted in inwardly extending lugs on the arms 92 and arranged to engage the top faces of the wipers at their front and rear ends respectively. By reference to Figs. 1 and 3 it will be noted that the lower ends of the screws are normally positioned some distances above the wipers. The support which the screws thus afiord for the front and rear ends of the wipers after they. engage them contributes to such further bending of the portions of the wipers between the screws as to conform properly to the lengthwise curvature of the bottom of the ball portion of the shoe.

To assist in preventing the wiper-carrying arms 92 from being sprung upwardly by the upward pressure of the shoe on the wipers, there are fast on the top of the frame plate 8 blocks I90 underneath portions of which the arms are moved in operating the wipers, as illustrated in Fig. 5. These blocks are provided with shoulders I92 (Fig. 2) which by engagement with the arms 92 limit the operative movements of the wipers. In the construction shown the wipers are maintained in a heated condition, as is preferable in lasting with cement, by electrical heating units I94 mounted in blocks I06 which are secured to the lower faces of the wipers in locations far enough outwardly to avoid contact with the side gages 36 when the wipers are at the limits of their inward wiping movements. The heating units are supplied with current from a, suitable source through flexible conduits I98 attached to the blocks I96. The studs 96 about which the wipers are swung are such a distance apart that the portions of the wipers which act on the margin of the upper have components of movement lengthwise of the shoe toward its toe end, which is desirable in View of the inward curvature of the edge of the shoe bottom heelwardly of the ball line. Since shoes presented to the machine may sometimes have therein upstanding pulling-over tacks in the vicinity of the ends of the tip seam, the wipers have therein recesses 200 to prevent them from disturbing these tacks.

Arranged to cooperate with the wipers 88 to control the margin of the upper a it is wiped inwardly over the insole byv the wipers are re-' tarder members 202 which press or clamp the margin of the upper in upstanding position against the edges of the wipers prior to and at the beginning of the wiping operation and serve additionally to press the margin of the insole along the ball portion of the shoe down on the bottom of the last. These members are extended substantial distances lengthwise of the shoe and are curved laterally of the shoe similarly to corresponding portions of the wiping edges of the wipers. They are supported by carrier arms 204 which are mounted on studs 206 on the top frame plate 8 to swing toward and from each other in directions widthwise of the shoe. Each arm 204 is made up of a plurality of parts comprising a hollow bar 208 in one end of which is secured a stem extending forwardly from a member 2I0 mounted on the stud 206 and in the other end of which is secured a stem extending rearwardly from a member 2I2 which supports the retarder member 202. The member 2I2 is movable relatively to the bar 208 to adjust the retarder member in directions lengthwise of the shoe, and it is held in adjusted relation to th bar by a clamp screw 2I4 threaded in its stem and extending through a slot 2I6 in the bar. A spring 2I8 connected to the two arms 204 tends to swing them inwardly toward each other and holds them initially in positions determined by engagement of the retarder members 202 with the sides of the holddown I 6. From these positions the arms are swung outwardly to carry the retarder members toward the opposite side edges of the insole by means hereinafter described. Each of the retarder members has an, offset upwardly extending cylindrical portion 220 mounted in a socket in the supporting member 2I2 and engaged by a spring 222 which tends to move the member downwardly, the limit of such downward movement being determined by a collar 224 fast on the upper end of a stem 226 extending upwardly from the cylindrical portion of the retarder member, the collar normally engaging the top face of the member 2I2.

' Initially the retarder members 202 extend downwardly short distances beyond the holddown I6, as illustrated in Fig. 3, and they are moved upwardly against the resistance of the springs 222 by pressure of the shoe thereon when it is pressedupwardly by the shoe rest 56. Insurance is thus afforded that the retarder members will press downwardly on the insole when they are moved outwardly toward the side edges of the insole. Connected to pins on the collars 224 and on the arms 204 are spring 228 (Fig. 2) which initially hold the retarder members in definite positions with respect to turning movements about the axes of the stems 226 but permit the members to turn and adjust themselves to the wipers when the margin of the upper is pressed against them by the wipers.

For swinging the arms 204 outwardly to carry the retarder members toward the side edges of the insole there are provided other arms 230 mounted on studs 232 on the frame plate 8 for swinging movements in directions widthwise of the shoe, these arms being connected to the arms 204 by links 234 constructed as hereinafter described. Also mounted to wing about the studs 232, above the arms 230, are plates 236. Each of these plates is held at all times in predetermined adjusted relation to the arm 230 associated therewith by a spring 238 mounted in a socket in the arm and engaging a lug 240 on the plate and by a pin 242 extending upwardly from the arm through a slot 244 in the plate and engaged by a screw 24B threaded in the plate. Each plate isprovided with a projection or nose 248 arranged to be engaged by a finger 250 formed on or secured to the adjacent wipercarrying arm 92. When the two arms 92, therefore, are swung inwardly to operate the wipers the fingers 250 have a cam-like action on the plates 236 to swing these plates and the arms 238 connected therewith in outward directions, thu swinging the arms 2G4 outwardly against the resistance of the spring 2l8. In this manner the retarder members 20-2are moved outwardly over the insole toward the wipers as the wipers are being moved inwardly toward the ide edges of the insole; In their outward movements the retarder members serve to spread from over the insole any portion of the margin of the upper which may extend inwardly over it. At the time when the outwardly moving retarder members and the inwardly moving wipers arrive in positions to clamp the upstanding margin of the upper between them'the retarder members preferably are so located that their upper-engaging faces are positioned slightly farther outward than the side edges of the insole, so as to detachfrom the edge .01 the insole any portion of theupper which may have adhered prematurely thereto. In order'that the retarder members may thus be properly positioned relatively to the side edges of the insole in operating on shoes of different widths, the plates 236 are adjustable about the studs 232 relatively tothe arms 23!] by'means of the screws 246. That is, by such adjustment of the plates their projections 248 may be variably spaced initially from the faces 252 of :the fingers 250 which act thereon,'thus varying the time in the inward movements of the wiper-carrying arms 92 when the arms begin to impart outward movements to the retarder members and therefore varying the distances theie members have been moved at the time when the margin of the upper i first clamped against them by the wipers.

Each of the links 234 comprises a coupling member 254 mounted on a "stud 256 on the end of the arm 230 associated-therewith for swinging movements indirections heightwise of the shoe, and a bar 258 pivotally mounted at one endon a pin 250 carried by the couplingmemher 254 and extending at right angles to the stud 256. Near its otherend the gar2'58 is so shaped as to extend downwardly and then inwardly un-'- der the cylindrical portion 220 of the retarder 4 member 282, its inwardly extending portion being provided with a slot 262 through which a headed stud 264 extends downwardly from the cylindricalportion 220. A spring 265 connected at one end to a screw 268 threaded in the bar 258 and at its other end to the member 252 of the arm 2M tends to swing the arm outwardly and holds it normally in a relation to the bar 258 determined byengagement of the stud25 l with the bar at the outer endof the slot 262. As the wipers continue their inward movements :after having clamped the upstanding margin of the upper against the retarder members 202 they force these members inwardly against the resistance of the springs 266 by the pressure appliedthereto through the margin of the uppentthe studs. 264 being carried inwardly al'ongthe slots 252. :In this manner the wipers: and: the retardertmembers cooperate to :applyian inwar'd pull to the margin of the upper; thusfd'rawing the-upper tightly over the edgeo'f the insole. Shortly after the wip'ersbegin to wipe the margin: of the upper inwardly over-the. :insole, howeverythe iretarder members are lifted against the resistance of the springs 222 to withdraw them from the paths of the wipers. For this purpose there are mounted'on the bars 258 of the links 23,4zmembers 2'50 having portions extending downwardly through slots 21.2 in the bars and carrying rolls 2'54 which are engaged by the wiper-carrying arms '92 to swing the links 234 upwardly about the studs 255 .and thereby to lift '.the retarder members .282. The members 218 are clamped on the bars 258 by the previously'mentioned screws 268, these screws extending through slots .216 .in the members .to :permit the'latterto be adjusted to determine precisely theitime in the inward movements of 'the' arms. 92 when the arms act on the'rolls 'to lift the retarder members. When the retarder membershave Ithus been lifted they are moved outwardly over the wipers by contractionoi thesprings 266 and alsoiloycontinued 3C?- tion of thefingers 250 on the :plates 236 and the arms 238 as the wipers continue their inward movements under .them, the members acting early in such outward movements "to bend the margin of the upper-outwardly over the edges of'the wipers and thus-to "increase" the effectiveness of the Wipers in wipingtheiupper tightly and'smooth'ly overthe insole. Alt willb'e evident that when .the wiper-carryingarms. 92 .act on the rolls 27-4 the links .234 serveras levers. through which the retarder members rare lifted against the resistance'of'thefsprings 222.

I The manner of operationof the machine will nowibe'b'riefly summarized. -The operator presents -'a shoe torthe machine'between'p-the side gages :33 with its toe-endface aagainstthe end gage 38, the side'gageshavingbeen adjusted by the screw '52 into proper; positions for determining by engagement with :thesides of the ball portion of the shoe the-position of'the forepart of the shoe laterally. The shoe i'sathus presented, moreover, with the insole in -rcontact with-the two retarder members 2'82-whichextend downwardly beyond the hol'ddown [6. :By depression of the tre'adle 64 the operator therr movestheashoe rest 56 upwardlyin'to engagement with;the top of the .forepart of the shoe, andubythe pressure of the shoe rest onthe 'shoethe latter iSjfO'I'CBd upwardlyinto {engagement with the hold-down l6, lifting the retarder members @282 against the resistance of the springs 222. Further depression of the treadle' then serves tocompress thespring l8 and to move the valveul lfl intopositionito. admit compressed airto the cylinder 4'6toimpart upward movement to the piston "I i8. Byithe action of the piston the bell-crank levers 94:"arfe operated :to swing their wiper-carrying arms::92 inwardly toward each other. As the arms192, are

swung inwardly their fingers 258have 'azcam like action on the plates 236 to .impartoutward' swinging movements to the arms-236,..andthesejarms act through the links 234 to impart outward swinging movements also to the arms ZM-which carry the retarderpmembers 202. Theretarder members are thus moved outwardly :overwthe insole toward itsrside edges while@pressing'downwardly on "the insole as the =wipers 88, are being moved-inwardly toward them. As-theretarder members the thus moved outwardly :they .serve to spread from :over the insole :any portion of th margin-of" the upper which may extend inwardly over it, and when they arrive in positions where their upper-engaging faces are positioned slightly farther outward than the side edges of the insole, as illustrated in Fig. 6, the wipers 83 arrive in positions to clamp the upstanding margin of the upper against them. As the wipers continue their inward movements they force the members 202 inwardly against the resistance of the springs 266 by. their pressure on the members, as permitted by the slots 262 in the bars 258, and in this operation the wipers and the retarder members serve to apply an inward pull to the margin of the upper over the extreme edge of the insole as illustrated in Fig. 7. Slightly before the parts arrive in the positions illustrated in Fig. 7 the wiper-carrying arms 92 begin to act on the rolls 214 to swing the links 234 upwardly and thus to lift the retarder members 202 to withdraw them from the paths of the wipers. When these members are clear of'the wipers they are moved outwardly over them by the continued action of the fingers250 on the plates 236 and by contraction of the springs 266, and early in such outward movements the retarder members serve to bend the margin of the upper outwardly over the edges of the wipers, as illustrated in Fig. 8, thus increasing the efiectiveness of the wipers in wiping the'margin of the upper tightly inward over the insole. Near the end of the inward movements of the wipers the arm I68 is swung far enough rearwardly by the action of the screw I80 thereon to release the holddown-supporting lever M, as illustrated in Fig. 4, whereupon the spring 18 acts through the shoe rest 56 to force the shoe farther upwardly, thus increasing the pressure of the Wipers on the margin of the upper and causing them to bend into better conformity to the contour of the bottom of the shoe. The bending of the opposite ends of the wipers is limited by the screws I86 and I88, as illustrated in'Fig. 9,'after which further bending of the portions of the wipers between the screws may take place to conform'better to the lengthwise curvature of the bottom of the shoe. The operator preferably holds the treadle depressed long enough to cause the heated wipers to continue for a few seconds their pressure on the overwiped margin of the upper, thus allowing more time for the cement to set while the upper is pressed smoothly on the insole. When the operator releases the treadle the shoe rest 56 is swung downwardly away from the shoe by the action of the spring I62 on the treadle rod 68 andthe valve M is returned by the spring 54 into position to release the compressed air from the cylinder 46. The wipers are then returned to their. starting positions by the springs I44 and the retarder members 202 are returned to their initial positions against the sides of the holddown l6 by the spring 2|8, the operator having lowered the shoe to clear these members.

' Having described the invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1'. In a lasting machine, wipers movable bodily toward each other to wipe the margin of an upper inwardly over an insole at the opposite sides of the ball portion of a shoe, levers mounted to swing about axes extending heightwise of the shoe, said levers having arms arranged to extend generally lengthwise of the shoe for thus moving said wipers'and having other arms arranged to extend generally widthwise of the shoe, and means for operating the levers by forces applied to said other arms in directions generally lengthwise of the shoe.

2. In a lasting machine, wipers movable bodily toward each other to wipe the margin of an 'upper inwardly over an insole at. the opposite sides of the ball portion of a shoe, levers mounted to swing about axes extendingheightwise of the shoe, said levers having arms arranged to extend generally lengthwise of the shoe for thus moving said wipers and having other arms arranged to extend generally widthwise of the shoe, and means connected to said other arms and mounted to swing about an axis extending widthwise of the shoe to operate said levers.

3. In a lasting machine, wipers movable bodily toward each other to wipe the margin of an upper inwardly over an insole at the opposite sides of the ball portion of a shoe, levers mounted to swing about axes extending heightwise of the shoe, said levers having arms arranged to extend generally lengthwise of the shoe and supporting said wipers and having other arms arranged to extend generally widthwise of the shoe in crossed relation to each other, and means movable lengthwise of the shoe and connected to said crossed arms for operating said levers.

4. In a lasting machine, members movable bodily toward each other to lay the margin of an upper inwardly over an insole at the opposite sides of the ball'portion of a shoe, levers mounted to swing about axes extending heightwise of the shoe for'thus moving said members, and cylinderand-piston mechanism for operating said levers by fluid pressure.

5. In a lasting machine, members movable bodily toward each other to lay th margin of an upper inwardly over an insole at the opposite sides of the ball portion'of a shoe, levers mounted to swing about axes extending heightwise of the shoe, said levers having arms arranged to extend generally lengthwise of the shoe and supporting said members and having other arms arranged to extend generally widthwise of the shoe, and cylinder-and-piston mechanism for operating said levers by fluid pressure through forces applied to said other arms in directions generally lengthwise of the shoe.

6. In a lasting machine, members movable bodily toward each other to lay the margin of an upper inwardly over an insole at'the opposite sides of the ball portion of a shoe, levers mounted to swing about axes extending heightwise of the shoe, said levers having arms arranged to extend generally lengthwise of the shoe and supporting said members and having other arms arranged to extend generally widthwise of the shoe, mechanism connected to said other arms and mounted to swing about an axis extending widthwise of the shoe to operate saidle'vers, and cylinder-and-piston means for operating said mechanism by fluid pressure.

7. In a lasting machine, the combination with means for laying the margin of an upper inwardly over an insole at the opposite sides of the forepart of a shoe, of an end gage for determining the position of the shoe lengthwise relatively to said overlaying means by contact with the toeend face of theupper, and side gages'for positioning the shoe laterally by contact with the upper at the opposite sides of the forepart, all said gages being arranged to maintain contact with the upper throughout the operation of said overlaying means on the shoe.

8. In a lasting machine, the combination with means for laying the margin of an upper inwardly over an insole at the opposite sides of the forepart of a shoe, of an end gage and side gages arranged to position the shoe relatively to said asaa'cee overlaying means by contact with the toe-end face and the opposite sides of the forepart' of the upper respectively and to maintain such contact throughout the operation of the overlaying means on the shoe, said end gage being adjustable in directions lengthwise of the shoe relatively to the side gages and the side gages being adjustable toward or from each other.

9. In a lasting machine, the combination with means for laying the margin of an upper inwardly over an insole at the opposite sides of the forepart of a shoe, of side gages arranged to position the shoe relatively to said overlaying means by contact with the upper at the opposite sides of the forepart and to maintain such contact throughout the operation of the overlaying means on the shoe, and means comprising a member common to said side gages for adjusting them equal distances toward or from each other.

10. In a lasting machine, the combination with means for laying the margin of an upper inwardly over an insole at the opposite sides of the forepart of a shoe, of side gages arranged to position the shoe relatively to said overlaying means by contact with the upper at the opposite sides of the fo-repart and to maintain such contact throughout the operation of the overlaying means on the shoe, levers mounted to swing about axes extending lengthwise of the shoe and having arms extending heightwise of the shoe and supporting said gages, and means comprising a member common to said levers for swinging them to adjust the gages equal distances toward or from each other.

11. In a lasting machine, wipers for wiping the margin of an upper inwardly over an insole on a means for increasing the pressure of said wipers on the margin of the upper heightwise of the shoe when they are over the shoe bottom, the wipers being. resiliently flexible to permit them to bend in conformity to the contour of the bottom of the shoe when the pressure is thus increased, and means for adjustably limiting such bending of portions of the wipers.

12. In. a lasting machine, wipers for wiping the margin of an upper inwardly over an insole on a last, means for increasing the pressure of said wipers on the margin of the upper heightwise of the shoe when they are over the shoe bottom, the wipers being resiliently flexible to permit them to bend in conformity to the contour of the bottom of the shoe when the pressure is thus increased, and limit stops into contact with which portions of the wipers are moved by such bending thereof.

13. In a lasting machine, wipers for wiping the margin of an upper inwardly over an insole at the opposite sides of the ball portion of a shoe, means for increasing the pressure of said wipers on the margin of the upper heightwise of the shoe when they are over the shoe bottom, the wipers being resiliently flexible to permit them to bend throughout the lengths of their upperportions in conformity to the contour of the bottom of the shoe whenthe pressure is thus increased, and means for limiting the bending of the opposite ends of the wipers measured lengthwise of. the shoe while permitting further bending thereof in locations between said opposite ends.

1a. In a lasting machine, wipers for wiping the margin of an upper, inwardly over an insole at the opposite sides of the ball portion of a shoe, means for increasing the pressure of said wipers on the margin of. the upper heightwise of the shoe when theyare over the shoe bottom, the wipers being resiliently flexible to permit them to bend throughout the lengths of their upperengaging portions in conformity to the contour or the bottom of the shoe when the pressure is thus increased, and adjustable stops into contact with which the opposite ends of the wipers measured lengthwise of the shoe are moved by such bending thereof to limit the bending of those portions while permitting further bending in locations between said opposite ends.

1-5. In a lasting machine, means movable to lay thezmargin of an upper inwardly over an insole on a last, a holddown for engaging the insole, a shoe rest for pressing the shoe heightwise against said holddown, lever mechanism movable to opcrate. said overlaying means, and means controlled by said lever mechanism for relieving the pressure of the holddown on the insole to permit the shoe to be pressed more forcibly against the overlaying means by said shoe rest.

16. In a lasting machine, members movable to lay the margin of an upper inwardly over an insole on a last at the opposite sides of the last, a holddown for engaging the insole, a shoe rest for pressing th shoe heightwise against said holddown, levers mounted to swing about axes extending heightwise of the shoe to operate said overlaying members, mechanism movablelengthwise of the shoe to operate said levers, and means controlled by said mechanism for relieving the pressure of the holddown on the insole to permit the shoe to be pressed more forcibly against said members by the shoe rest.

17. In a lasting machine, means movable to lay the margin of an upper inwardly over an insole on a last, a holddown for engaging the insole, a shoe rest forpressing the shoe heightwise against said holddown, a lever supporting said holddown and mounted to swing in directions heightwise of the shoe, mechanism movable to operate said overlaying means, and means for controlling said lever by said mechanism to relieve the pressure of the holddown on the insole and thus to permit the shoe to be pressed more forcibly against the overlaying means by'said shoe rest.

l8. Ina lasting machine, means movable to lay the margin of an upper inwardlyover an insole on a last, a holddown for engaging the insole, a shoe rest for pressing the shoe heightwise against said holddown, a lever controlling said holddown and mounted to swing in directions heightwise of the shoe, a member arranged to serve as an abutment for said lever to support the holddown against the pressure of said shoe rest, and means for moving said member to relieve the pressur of the holddown on the insole as an incident to the operation of said overlaying means and thereby to permit the shoe to be ressed more forcibly against the overlaying means by said shoe rest.

19. In a lasting machine, means movable to lay the margin of an upper inwardly over an insole on a last, a holddown for engaging the insole, a shoe rest for pressing the shoe heightwiseagainst said holddown, a lever supporting said holddown and mounted to swing in directionsheightwise of the shoe, and meansfor controlling said lever movable in predetermined time relation to said overlaying means to relieve the pressure of the holddown on the insole and thereby to permit the shoe to be pressed more forcibly against the overlaying means by said shoe rest.

20. In a lasting machine, wipers movable to wipe the marginoi an upper inwardly over an insole at the opposite sides of the ball portion of a shoe, 2, holddown for engaging the bottom of the forepart of the shoe, a shoe rest for engaging the top of the forepart of the shoe and for pressing the shoe heightwise against said holddown, a lever supporting said holddown and mounted to swing in directions heightwise of the shoe, a member arranged to serve as an abutment for said lever to control the holddown, and means for moving said member in predetermined time relation to the wipers to relieve the pressure of the holddown on the shoe and thereby to permit the shoe to be pressed more forcibly against the wipers by said shoe rest.

21. In av lasting machine, power-operated means movable to lay the margin of the forepart of an upper inwardly over an insole on a last, a holddown for engaging the insole, a shoe rest for engaging the top of the forepart of the shoe and for pressing the shoe heightwise against said holddown, means enabling the operator thus to operatesaid shoe rest and thereafter to maintain its pressure on the shoe during the power operation of the machine, and automatic means for relieving the pressure of the holddown on the insole to permit the shoe to be pressed more forcibly against the overlaying means by said shoe'rest.

22. In a lasting machine, power-operated wipers movable to wipe the margin of an upper inwardly over an insole on a last at the opposite sides of the last, a holddown for engaging the insole, a shoe rest movable in a direction heightwise of the shoe to press the shoe against said holddown, a member movable by the operator thus to move said shoe rest, a spring arranged to transmit the force of said member to the shoe rest and to be subjected to stress by the movement of said member, and automatic means for relieving the pressure of the holddown on the insole to permit the shoe to be pressed more forcibly against the wipers by the action of said spring on the shoe rest.

23., In a lasting machine, power-operated means movable to lay the margin of an upper inwardly over an insole on a last, a holddown for engaging the insole, a shoe rest movableinto position to clamp the shoe against said holddown,

a member movable by the operator thus to move said shoe rest into clamping position, and means for starting the power operation of the machine in response to further movement of said member after such movement of the shoe rest.

24. In a lasting machine, means movable to lay the margin of an upper inwardly over an insole on a last, cylinder-and-piston mechanism for thus operating said overlaying means by fluid pressure, means movable into position to clamp and hold the shoe for the operation of said overlaying means thereon, a member movable by the operator thus to move said clamping means, and a valve movable to admit operating fluid to said cylindei-and-piston mechanism in response to further movement of said member after the clamping of the shoe,

25. Ina lasting machine, means movable to lay the margin of an upper inwardly over an insoleon a last, cylinder-and-piston mechanism for thus operating said overlaying means by fluid pressure, a holddown for engaging the insole, a shoe rest movable into position to clamp the shoe against said holddown, a member movable by the operator thus to move said shoe rest, and a valve movable to admit operating fluid to said cylinder-and-piston mechanism in response to further movement of said member after the clamping oi the shoe by the shoe rest.

26. In a lasting machine, wipers movable to wipe the margin of an upper inwardly over an insole at the opposite sides of the ball portion of a shoe, power-operated means for thus operating the wipers, a holddown for engaging the bottom of the forepart of the shoe, a shoe rest for engaging the top of the forepart of the shoe and for clamping the shoe against said holddown, a member movable by the operator to move said shoe rest into position thus to clamp the shoe against the holddown, and means for starting the power operation of the machine in response to further movement of said member after such movement of the shoe rest.

27. In a lasting machine, power-operated means movable to lay the margin of an upper inwardly over an insole on a last, a holddown for engaging the insole, a shoe rest movable into position to press the shoe heightwise against said holddown, a member movable by the operator thus to move said shoe rest, a spring yieldable to permit further movement of said member and arranged to hold the shoe rest pressed against the shoe, means for starting the power operation of the machine in response to the further movement of said member, and automatic means for relieving the pressure of the holddown on the shoe to permit the shoe to be pressed more forcibly against the overlaying means by the action of said spring on the shoe rest.

28. In a lasting machine, wipers movable to wipe the margin of an upper inwardly over an insole at the opposite sides of the ball portion of a shoe, power-operated means for thus operating said wipers, a holddown for engaging the bottom of the forepart of the shoe, a shoe rest for engaging the top of the forepart of the shoe and for I clamping the shoe against said holddown, a member movable by the operator to move said shoe rest into position thus to clamp the shoe against the holddown, a spring yieldable to permit further movement of said member and arranged to hold the shoe rest pressed against the shoe, means for starting the power operation of the machine in response to the further movement of said member, and automatic means for relieving the pressure of the holddown on the shoe to permit the shoe to be pressed more forcibly against the wipers by the action of said spring on the shoe rest.

29. In a lasting machine, Wipers movable to wipe the margin of an upper inwardly over an insole at the opposite sides of the ball portion of a shoe, cylinder-and-piston mechanism for thus operating said Wipers by fluid pressure, a holddown for engaging the bottom of the forepart of the shoe, a shoe rest for engaging the top of the forepart of the shoe and for clamping the shoe against said holddown, a member movable by the operator to move said shoe rest into position thus to clamp the shoe against the holddown, a spring yieldable to permit further movement of said member and arranged to hold the shoe rest pressed against the shoe, means for admitting operating fluid to said cylinder-andpiston mechanism in response to the further movement of said member, and automatic means for relieving the pressure of the holddown on the. shoe to permit the shoe to be pressed more forcibly against the Wipers by the action of said springon the shoe rest.

30. In a lasting machine, means movable to aamees lay'the margin of an upper inwardly over an in sole on a last, a member arranged to engage the insole to press its margin on the bottom of the means in the course of the inward movement of said overlaying means.

31. In a lasting machine, means movable to lay the margin of an upper inwardly over an insole on a last, a member arranged to engage the insole to press its marginon the bottom of the last and also to press the margin of the upper against said overlaying means to control the up per, said member being movable inwardly over the insole in response to pressure of the overlaying means thereon, a support for said member movable with it when it is thus moved inwardly over the insole, means for moving said member heightwise of the shoe relatively to said support out of the path of the overlaying means in the course of the inward movement of said overlaying means, and means for moving said member outwardly over the overlaying means upon its withdrawal from said path.

32. In a lasting machine, wipers movable to wipe the margin of an upper inwardly over an insole on a last at the opposite sides of the last, retarder members for pressing the margin of the upper against the wipers to control the upper, said retarder members being movable inwardly over the insole by pressure of the wiperszthereon, carriers for said member movable with them when they are thus moved inwardly by the Wipers,

and meansto cause said members to move heightwise of the shoe relatively to said carriers out of the paths of the wipers in the course of the inward movements of the wipers.

33. In a lasting machine, wipers -movablev to wipe the margin of an upper inwardly over an insole on a last at the opposite sides of the last, retarder members for pressing the margin of the upper against the wipers to control the upper, said retarder members being movable inwardly over the insole by pressure of the wipers thereon, carriers for said members movable with them when they are thus moved inwardly by the wipers,

means to cause said members to move heightwise of the shoe relatively to said carriers out of the paths of the wipers in the course of the inward movements of the wipers, and means foroperating said carriers to carry the members outwardly over the wipers when they are thus clear of the wipers.

34. In a lasting machine, wipers movable to wipe the margin of an upper inwardly over an insole on a last at the opposite sides of the last, retarder members for pressing the margin of the upper against the wipers to control the. upper, said retarder members being movable inwardly over the insole by pressure of the wipers thereon, carriers for said members movable with themwhen they are thus moved inwardly by the wipers, means arranged to act independently of the pressure of the wipers onsaid members :to move them heightwise of the shoe relatively to said carriers out of the paths of the wipers in the course of the inward movements of the wipers, and means for operating said carriers to carry the members outwardly over the wipers:

when they are thus clear ofthe wipers.

35., In a lasting machine, wipers movable to wipe the margin of an upper inwardly over an insole on a last at the opposite: sides of the last, retardermembers for pressing the margin of the upper against the wipers to control the upper, said retarder members being movable inwardly over the insole. by pressure of the wipers thereon, arms carrying said members and mountedfior swinging movements widthwise of the shoe about axes extending heightwiseof the; shoe, said arms being thus movable withsaid members when the members are moved inwardly over the insole by the wipers, and means to cause said; members to move heightwise of the shoeaway fromthe insole relatively to said arms in the course of the inward movements, of the wipers.

36. In a lasting machine, wipers movable t 2Q wipe .the margin of an upper inwardly over an insole on a last at the opposite sides of the last, retarder membersfor pressing the margin of the upper against the wipers to control the upper, said. retarder members being movableinwardly 2 5 over the insole by pressure of the-wipersthereon,

arms carrying said members and mounted for swinging movements widthwiseof the shoe about axes extending heightwise of the shoe, said arms being thus movable with said members when the members are moved inwardly over the insoleby the wipers, means for moving said members heightwise of the shoe out of the paths of the wipers in the course of the inward movements of the wipers, and means for swinging said arms to carry the members outwardly, over the wipers insole on a last at the opposite sides of the last,

when they are thus clear of the wipers;

37. In a lasting machine, wipersmovable to wipe the'margin of an upper inwardly over an insole on a last at the opposite sides; of thelast, retarder members for pressing the margin, ot-the upper against the wipers to control: the: upper, arms mounted for swinging movements widthwise of the shoe about axes extending heightwise of the shoe to carry said retarder members outwardly toward the edge of the insole, means for thus moving said arms, and'spring means against the, resistance of which the retarder members are movable heightwise of the shoe away from the insole relatively to said arms in the course of the inward movements of the wipers.

33. In a lasting machine, wipers movable to wipe the margin of an upper inwardly over an retarder members for pressing the margin of the upper against the wipers to control the upper, arms mounted for swinging movements widthwise of the shoe about axes extending heightwise of the shoe to carry said retarder members outwardly toward the edge of the insole, means for thus moving said arms, the arms being reversely'movable with said retarder members in response to pressure of the wipers on said members, and means for moving said members heightwise of the shoe away from the insole relatively to said arms in predetermined time relation to the wiping movements of the wipers.

39. In a lasting machine, wipers movable to wipe the margin of an upper inwardly over an insole on a last at the opposite sides of the last, retarder members for pressing the margin of the upper against the wipers to control the upper, arms mounted for swinging movements width wise of the shoe about axes extending heightwise of the shoe to carry said retarder members outwardly toward the edge of the insole, means for thus moving said-arms; the arms being reversely movable with saidretarder members in response to pressure of the wipers onsaid members, and means for moving said membershelghtwiseof theshoe outof the paths of the wipers in the course of the inward movements of the wipers, the arms being movable to carry the retarder members outwardly over the wipers when they are thus clear of the wipers. I

40.. In alasting machine, wipers movable to wipe the margin of an upper inwardly over an insole on a last at the opposite sides of the last, retarder members for pressing the margin of the upper against the wipers to control the upper, said retarder members being movable inwardly over'the insole by the wipers, arms controlling said members and mounted for swinging movements widthwise of theshoe about axes extending heightwise of the 'shoe to carry the members outwardly toward the wipers, other arms mounted similarly to swing widthwise of the shoe forthus operating said first-named arms, and spring meansagainst the resistance of which the firstnamed arms are movable relatively to said'other arms when the retarder members are moved inardly bythe wipers.

41. In a lasting machinewipers movable to wipe the margin of an upper inwardly over an insole on a last at the opposite sides of the 'last, retarder members for pressing the margin of the upper against the wipers to control theupper, said retardermembers being movable inwardly over the insole by pressure of the wipers thereon, arms controlling said members and mounted for swinging movements widthwise of the shoe about axes extending heightwise ofthe shoe to carry the members outwardly toward the wipers, other arms mounted similarly to swing widthwise of the shoe for thus operating said first-named arms, the first-named arms being movable relatively to said other arms when the retarder members are moved inwardly by the wipers, and means for moving said members heightwise of the shoe out of the paths of the wipers in the course of the inward movements of the wipers, said first-named arms being movable to carry the retarder members outwardly over the wipers when they are thus clear of the wipers. Y

42. In a lasting machine, wipers movable to wipe the margin of an upper inwardly over an insole on a last at the opposite sides of the last, retarder members for pressing the margin of the upper against the wipers to control the upper, said retarder members being movable inwardly over the insole by pressure of the wipers thereon, arms controlling said members and mounted for swinging movements widthwise of the shoe about axes extending heightwise of the shoe to carry the members outwardly toward the wipers, other arms mounted similarly to swing widthwise of the shoe for thus'operating said first-named arms, devices connecting said other arms to the first-named arms; and means for operating said devices to move the retarder members heightwise of the shoe awa'y' from'the insole in the course of the inward movements of the wipers.

43. In a lasting machine, wipers movable to wipe the margin of an upper inwardly over'an insole on a last at the opposite sides of the last, retarder members for pressing the margin of the upper against the wipers to control the upper, said retarder members being movable inwardly over the insole by pressure'of the wipers thereon, arms controlling said' members and mounted for swinging movements widthwiseof the wipers, other arms mounted similarly to swing widthwise of the shoe for thus operating said first-named arms, devices connecting said other arms to the first-named arms, means for operating said devices to move said retarder members heightwise of the shoe out of the paths of the wipers prior to the completion of the wiping movements of the wipers, and means for operating said other arms to move the retarder members outwardly over the wipers when they are thus clear of the wipers.

44. In a lasting machine, means movable to lay. the margin of an upper inwardly over an insole on a last, a retarder member for pressing the margin of the upper against said overlaying means to control the upper, said retarder member being movable inwardly over the insole by pressure of the overlaying means acting thereon through the margin of the upper, and mechanism arranged to be controlled by the inward movement of the overlaying means independently of its pressure on the margin of the upper for moving said retarder member heightwise of the shoe out of the path of the overlay-- ing means.

45. In a lasting machine, means movable to lay the margin of an upper inwardly over an insole on a last, a retarder member for pressing the margin of the upper against said overlay.- ing means to control the upper, said retarder member being movable inwardly over the insole by pressure of the overlayin means acting thereon through the margin of the upper, and a device arranged to be moved heightwise of the shoe by the inward movement of the overlaying means independently of its pressure on the margin of the upper to move said retarder member out of the path of the overlaying means in the course of the inward movement of said means.

46. In a lasting machine, means movable to lay the margin of an'upper inwardly over an insole on a last, a retarder member for pressing the margin of the upper against said overlaying means to control the upper, said retarder member being movable inwardly over the insole by pressure of the overlaying means acting thereon through the margin of the upper, a spring against the resistance of which the retarder member is thus movable, and mechanism arranged to be controlled by the inward movement of the overlaying means independently of its pressure on the margin of the upper for moving said retarder member heightwise of the shoe out of the path of the overlaying means, said spring being arranged to move the retarder member in an outward direction over the overlaying means when it is thus withdrawn from said path.

47. In a lasting machine, means movable to lay the margin of an upper inwardly over an in-' shoe by the inward movement of the. overlay-' ing means: to; move sai-dgretarder'member in. a direction away from. the insole.

48. Ina lasting machine, meansmovable. to-lay the. margin: of an: upper inwardly over: an insole on a. last, a retarde'r member for pressing the margin of the: upper against saidoverlaying means to control the? upper, said retarder member being movable inwardly over the insole by pressure of the overlaying means: actingthereon through. the marginof the upper, a lever arranged to control said retarder member and relatively to which said member isthus inwardly movable,.said lever being: supported for. swinging movement heightwise of the shoe; and means. on said lever arranged to be engaged by saidoverlapping means in its. inward movement to swing the lever. andthereby to move saidretarder. member heightwise of the shoe away from the insole.

49. In a lasting machine, wipers movable to wipe the margin of an upper inwardlyover an insole on a last at the opposite sides of the last, wiper carriers movable thus to operatev the wipers, retarder members for pressing the margin of the upper against the wipers; to control the upper,.

said retarder members being, movable inwardly over theinsole by pressure of the wipers thereon, and mechanisms arranged to be controlled by the movements of said wiper carriersfor moving said retarder members heightwise of the shoeoutof the paths of. the. wipers in the course of the inward movements of the wipers.

5.0.- In a lasting. machine, wipers. movable to wipe thev margin of an upper inwardly over. an insole on a last'atthe opposite'sides: of thelast, wiper carriers movable thus tooperate the; wipers, retarder members for pressing the margin of the upper againstthewipers tocontrol' the upper, said retarder members, being movable inwardly over theinsole by pressure.- of the wipers thereon, and devices arranged. to control. said retarder members and to be. moved. heightwise of the shoe by action of. the wiper carriers-thereon to'move: said members outof thev paths; of the'wipers in predetermined time. relation. to. the movements. of. the. wipers.

51. In a lasting machine, wipers movable to wipe the margin of an upper inwardly over an in! sole. on a last at the opposite sides. of the last, wiper carriersmovablethus to operatethe wipers,

retarder members for pressing the margin of? the upper against the wipers to control the upper, said retarder members being. movable inwardly over the insole by pressure of the wipers. thereon, and levers arranged to control said retardermembers and mounted for swinging movements heightwise of the shoe, said levers having thereon means arranged. to be engaged by said wiper carriers thus to swing the levers. and. thereby to move the retard'er membersiheightwise of the shoe out. of the paths of the wipers.

52. In a lasting 'machina. wipers. movable .to wipe the margin of an upper inwardly over an insole on a last at the opposite. sides of the last, wiper carriers movable thus to operatethe wipers,

retarder members for pressing the margin of the upper against the wipers to control the upper, said retarder members being movable inwardly over the insole by pressure of thewipers thereon, and devices arranged to control said. retarder members and relatively to which the members are thus inwardly movable, said devices being movable heightwise oi the. shoe by the inward movements of said wiper carriers to move the retarder members heightwise of the shoe away from the insole.

53.: In a lasting machine, wipers movable towipe the. margin-.of" an upper inwardly'over: an;

said retarder: members being: movable inwardlyover." the insole by the pressure of the wipers:

thereon, devices arranged to control said retarder members and relatively to which. said. members:

are thus inwardly movable; springs against the resistance of which the. members are thus movable, and means to cause said wiper carriers in their inward. movements to move said devices heightwise oi theshoe and thereby to move the retardermembers out of the paths of the wipers, said springs being arranged to move-said members in outward directions over the wipers when they are thus clear of the wipers.

54. In a lasting machine, wipers movable to wipe the margin of an upper inwardly over an insole on a last at the opposite sides of the last, wiper carriers movable thus to operate the wipers. retarder members for pressing the margin of the upper against the wipers to control the upper,

said, retarder members being movable inwardly over the insole by pressure of thewipers thereon, arms. controlling said members and mounted for swinging movements widthwiseof the shoe about axes. extending heightwise of the shoe to carry the members outwardly toward the wipers, other arms mounted similarly toswing widthwise of the shoe for thus. operating said first-named arms, devices connecting said other arms. to the firstnamed arms, and means tov cause said wiper carriers tooperate-said devices to move the retarder members heightwise of the shoe away from the insole, in thecourse of the inward movements of thewipers.

55. In. a lasting machine, wipers movable to wipe the margin of an upper inwardly over an in sole on a last, at the opposite sides of the last. retarder. members. for pressing the margin of the upper against. the wipers to control the upper, and. means for moving. said retarder members outwardly toward the side edges of the insole to.

'meet the wipers as the wipers are being moved inwardly, said1members being thereafter reversely movable by pressure of the wipers thereon.

56; In a lasting machine, wipers movable to wipe the margin of an upper inwardly over an insole on a last at the opposite sides of the last, retarder membersfor pressing the margin of the. upper against the wipers to control the upper, means for moving said retarder members outwardly toward the side edges of the insole to meet the wipers as the wipers are being moved inwardly, said members being thereafter movable inwardly over the insole by pressure of the wipers thereon, and means for moving saidmemhers heightwise of the shoe out of the paths of the wipers in predetermined time relation to the movements of the wipers.

57. In a lasting machine, wipers movable to wipe the margin of an upper inwardly over an insole on a last at the opposit sides of the last, retarder members for pressing, the, margin of the upper against. the wipers to control theuppen; arms supporting said retarder members and mounted for swinging movements widthwise of the shoe about axes extending heightwise of the shoe, and. means for swinging said arms tocarry the retarder members outwardly toward. the side edgesof. the. insoleto meet the, wipers as the wipers are being moved inwardly, said. members andthe'armsbeing thereafter revers'ely movable bypressure of the wipers on the members...

58. In a lasting machine, wipers movable to wipe the margin of an upper inwardly over an insole on a last at the opposite sides of the last, retarder members for pressing the margin of the upper against the wipers to control the upper,.means for moving said retarder members outwardly over the insole to meet the Wipers as the wipers are being moved inwardly, and means for variably timing the outward movements of said members relatively to the inward movements of the wipers.

59. In a lasting machine, wipers movable to wipe the margin of an upper inwardly over an insole on a last at the opposite sides of the last, wiper carriers movable inwardly thus to operate the wipers, retarder members for pressing the margin of the upper'agaihst the wipers to control the upper, and means for moving said retarder members outwardly over the insole toward the wipers in response to the inward movements of said wiper carriers.

66.111 a lasting machine, wipers movable to wip the margin of an upper inwardly over an insole on a last at the opposite sides of the last, wiper carriers movable'inwardly thus to operate the wipers, retarder members for pressing the margin of the upper against the wipers to control the upper, and mechanisms arranged to be operated by the inward movements of said wiper carriers to move said retarder members out wardly over the insole to meet the wipers, said mechanisms being adjustable to vary the amount of outward movement thus imparted to the retarder members before they meet the wipers.

63.. In a lasting machine, wipers movable to wipe the margin of an upper inwardly over an insole on a last at the opposite sides or" the last, wiper carriers movable thus to operate the wip e'rs, retarder members for pressing the margin of the upper against the wipers to control the upper, and means controlled by said wiper carriers for moving said retarder members outwardly over the insole toward the wipers, said members being thereafter movable inwardly over the insole by pressure of the wipers thereon.

62. In a lasting machine, wipers movable to wipethe margin of an upper inwardly overan insole ona last at the opposite sides of the last, wiper carriers movable inwardly thus to operate the wipers, retarder members for pressing the margin of the upper against the wipers to control the upper, arms controlling said retarder members and mounted to swing widthwise of the shoe about axes extending heightwise of the shoe, andfmeans for swinging said arms to move said members outwardly over the insole toward the wipers by the inward movements of said wiper carriers.

'63. In a lasting machine,'wipers movable to wipe the margin of an upper inwardly over an insole on a last at the opposite sides of the last, wiper carriers movable inwardly thus to operate the wipers, retarder members for pressing the margin of the upper against the wipers to control the upper, and arms controlling said retarder members and mounted to swing widthwise of the shoe about axes extending heightwise of the shoe, said wiper carriers being provided with means arranged to have a cam-like action on said arms to swing the arms outwardly and thus to move said retarder members outwardly over the insole toward the wipers in response to the inward movements of the wiper carriers.

aasaees' 6e. In a lasting machine, .wipers movable'to wipe the margin of an upper ir'rwarclly over an insole one last at the opposite sides'of the last, wiper carriers mounted for inward swinging movements toward the shoe about 'axes extending heightwise of the shoe thus to operate the'wipers, retarder members for pressing'the margin of the upper against the wipers to control the upper, arms controlling said retarder members and mounted to swing widthwise of the shoe about axes extending ,heightwise of the shoe, and means for swinging said arms in outward directions to move said retarder members outwardly'over' the insole toward the wipers by'the inward swinging movements of said wiper carriers.

65. In a lasting maohine,"wipers movable to Wipe the margin of an upper inwardly over an insole on a last at the opposite sides of the last, wiper carriers movable inwardly thus to operate the wipers, retarder members for pressing the margin of the upper against the wipers to control the upper, means for moving said retarder mem-' bers outwardly over the insole toward the wipers by the inward movements of said wiper carriers, and means for variably timing the outward movements of said members relatively to the inward movement of the wiper carriers.

66. In a lasting machine, wipers movable to wipe the margin of an upper inwardly over an insole on a last at the opposite sides of the last, wiper carriers movable inwardly thus to operate the wipers, retarder membersfor pressing the margin of the upper against the wipers to control the upper, arms controlling said retarder members and mounted to swing in directions widthwise of the shoe about axes extending heightwise of the shoe, plates mounted to swing with said arms, and means on said wipercarriers arranged to have a cam-like action on said 'plates to swing the arms outwardly and thus to move the retarder members outwardly over the'insole toward the wipers by the inward] movements of the wiper carriers, said plates being adjustable relatively to *the arms to vary the amount of outward movement imparted to the retarder members before they press the upper against the wipers. 1

6'7. In a lasting machine, wipers movable to wipe the'margin of an upper inwardly over an insole ona last at the opposite sides of the last, wiper carriers movable inwardly thus to operate the wipers, retarder members for pressing the margin of the upper against the wipers to control the upper, means for moving said retarder members outwardly over the insole toward the wipers in response to the inward movements of said wiper carriers, and additional means for thereafter moving said retarder members .heightwise of the shoe away from the insole in response to further inward movements of the wiper carriers.

68. In' a lasting machine, wipers movable to wipe the margin of an upper inwardly over an insole on a last at the opposite sides of the last, wiper carriers movable inwardly thus to operate the wipers, retarder members for pressing the margin of the upper against the wipers to control the upper, mechanisms arranged to be operated by the inward movements of said wiper carriers to move said'retarder members outwardly over the insole toward the wipers, and means arranged to be operated. also by the inward movements of the wiper carriers to move said retarder members thereafter heightwise of the shoe out of the, paths of the wipers. 69. In a lasting machine, wipers movable to said members being thereafter movable inwardly over the insole by pressure of the wipers thereon, and means arranged to be operated also by the inward movements of the wiper carriers to move said members heightwise of the shoe out of the paths of the wipers in time relation to the inward movements of the wipers.

BERNHARDT J ORGENSEN.

CERTIFICATE OF CO RRECTI 0N Patent No. 2,5LL6,688. April 18, 19th.

BERNHARDT J ORGENSEN It is hereby certified that error appears in the printed specification of the above numbered patent requiring correction as follows :--Page 1, second column, line55, for "ove" read --over-; page 5, second column, line T1, for "the" before "thus" read --are; page 8 first column, line 19, claim 21 after "engaging" insert --the forepart of; page 11, first column, line 15,

claim M8, for "overlapping" read "overlaying"; page 12, second column,

line 27, claim 65, for "movement" read movements--; and that the said Letters Patent should be read with this correction therein that the same may conform to the record of the case in thePatent Office.

Signed and sealed this L th day of July, A. D. 19%.

Leslie Frazer (Seal) Acting Commissioner of Patents. 

